Functional Wellness Depression Plan
Depression is not a disease. It is a symptom. Recent years have seen a shocking increase in antidepressant use the world over, with 1 in 4 women starting their day with medication. These drugs have steadily become the panacea for everything from grief, irritability, panic attacks, to insomnia, PMS, and stress. But the truth is, […]
Using Secondary Food To Suppress Our Hunger For Primary Food
Modern nutrition that includes carbohydrates and protein and fats is really just one source of nourishment which we call SECONDARY FOOD. If we are not physically starving, then other dimensions of the human experience are generally much more important to us than what we put into our mouth. One of the reasons we see so […]
Where do people live the longest?
With all of the technological advancements, vaccines and education system in the great country of the United States of America, you would think we would have the longest life expectancy. Sadly, we don’t. A new report suggests that life expectancy is rising among other countries in the world as of 2011. The latest study suggests […]
Inflammation and obesity and the silent killer
Diet and lifestyle. Some of the largest contributors to chronic inflammation are smoking; a diet high in sugar, fried foods and trans fats; inadequate exercise; stress; and vitamin D deficiency. There are a couple of ways to measure how much inflammation is silently occurring in your body.
Waiting Too Long to have breakfast
So many people tell me they don’t have breakfast. They may be in a mad rush to get out the door in the morning or just don’t feel hungry. I am here to tell you that waiting until 10 a.m. results in flagging energy later in the day AND can result in eating more the rest of […]
MY 5 DAY SUGAR BUSTER JOURNEY
Last week I decided to do the 5 day sugar cleanse again. I did it 2 years ago and it took a lot of willpower to get through it. I did have headaches and I was cranky. GOOD NEWS!! This time it was great! I had no headaches and I feel great and I released […]
Broader Risks seen in Type 2 Diabetes
A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine Adults with type 2 diabetes who did not have a known vascular disease died an average of six years earlier than those who did not have diabetes, recent study results revealed. “About 40% of the years of life lost from diabetes can be attributed […]